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Fahrenheit 451- par. 1-94

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What is the significance of the title "Fahrenheit 451"?

a)

the author's favorite number

b)

a mythological allusion to the 451 B.C

c)

the temperature that paper burns

d)

the temperature that kills humans

2.

What is happening in the first 2 paragraphs?

a)

The man is enjoying watching a house and books burn.

b)

The man is sad because his house is on fire.

c)

The man is enjoying watching a large bonfire.

d)

The man is enjoying watching firefighters put out a fire.

3.

What is the meaning of the word, waft, as it is used in paragraph 4?

a)

a smell or aroma

b)

to carry smoothly and efortlessly

c)

to call a person

d)

to containate

4.

Why is is ironic that Montag is a fireman?

a)

he only saves cats

b)

he sets fire and people fear him

c)

people love him

d)

he puts out fires

5.

What is not a social norm of this society?

a)

they burn books

b)

they speed everywhere

c)

they take walks

d)

they watch tv

6.

Which phrase made Fahrenheit 451 possible?

a)

what if..

b)

If only...

c)

Can we please...

d)

if this continues then...

7.

How does Clarisse McClellan impact Montag?

a)

She makes him want to start baking.

b)

She makes him realize he is unhappy in his life.

c)

She encourages him to quit his job.

d)

She doesn't impact him at all.

8.

What is the best way to describe Montag's home?

a)

loving

b)

warm

c)

cold

d)

troubled

9.

What happened to Mildred?

a)

Mildred died

b)

Mildred left

c)

Mildred screamed

d)

Mildred overdosed

10.

Which of the following indicate the book is set in the future?

a)

"...the subway where the silent air-propelled train slid soundlessly down the lubricated flue..."

b)

"...she discovered she was a moment away from a man who stood in the middle of the pavement waiting..."

c)

"It was not the hysterical light of electricity but-but what?"

d)

"It was a pleasure to burn"